Disk Encryption

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• Drive Encryption Software: Canadas PHIPA Requires The Use Of Encryption On Mobile Health Data

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  The Durham data breach from last week (and reported earlier this week) has been met with incredulity by the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner.  A directive to use data encryption has been issued, prohibiting the transfer of sensitive data if encryption is not used. As youll recall, the loss of a USB ...
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• Data Encryption Software: Northern Ireland Department of Finance and Personnel Loses 12 Laptops

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  The Information Commissioners Office has a formal undertaking with the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) of Northern Ireland.  The department lost 12 laptops, none of them secured with drive encryption . (Otherwise, there would be no need for an undertaking.)  Two Laptops, 37,000 People Of the 12 ...
  2 days ago

• Laptop Data Encryption For SMBs - Small And Medium Sized Businesses

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  Data encryption for SMBs : Its an issue that bears looking into because of the upcoming compliance requirements with Massachusettss 201 CMR 17.00 legislation (aka the "data breach laws"). While there are many aspects to cover under 201 CMR 17.00--including the protection of paper documents under lock--perhaps the ...
  3 days ago

• Disk Encryption Software: Durham, Canada Health Department Has 80,000 Data Breach

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  A clinic in Durham, Canada--just north of Toronto--has suffered a data breach that affects 83,524 people whove received flu shots, H1N1 as well as seasonal, between October 23 and December 15.  Hard disk encryption was not used to secure the information, although it was mentioned that "the ability to read that data ...
  3 days ago

• Data Encryption Software: Detroit Medical Data Breach Affects 10,000

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  Sensitive, personal information that does not appear to be protected with encryption software like AlertBoot has been stolen from the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion on two separate occasions. One involves a USB memory stick; the other involves a break-in where desktops computers were stolen ...
  1 week ago

• Drive Encryption Software: Possibility Is Not Probability

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  If something can happen, will it happen?  Ive read a post at securosis.com that briefly points out that thats not the case.  Ive got to agree, although Ill be the first to admit that I made the opposite argument when it comes to full disk encryption .  However, as the same post goes to show, its all a matter of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Laptop Encryption Software Vulnerable To Evil Maid Attacks (Again)

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  Researchers at Fraunhofer Secure Information Technology (SIT) have shown that laptop encryption programs could be even more at risk to evil maid attacks than previously thought, although this particular example is relegated to people using Microsofts BitLocker. Fraunhofer SIT Research Findings What TPM and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Hard Drive Encryption Software On Textron Financial Missing Drive?

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  Textron Inc. has filed a letter with the Attorney General of New Hampshire, alerting his office of an employee and customer information data breach that occurred in October.  The use of disk encryption software like AlertBoot was not mentioned. According to the letter, fifty-four NH residents were affected.  The ...
  3 weeks ago

• Full Disk Encryption: School Gives Boy USB Stick With Sensitive Info

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  Well, heres a case where drive encryption like AlertBoot wouldnt have made a difference, although things may be a little different with file encryption . UK School Gives Student USB Stick With Sensitive Information Carlos McSweeney, a 10-year-old boy with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), was ...
  3 weeks ago

• SecureDoc 4.9 disk encryptor adds Snow Leopard support

  
  PC Mike - Tech News and Reviews — Authority: 165
  WinMagic has released an update to its disk encryption software, SecureDoc v4.9 for Mac OS X. The software features always-on 256-bit AES full-disk encryption that integrates with Windows Active Directory, allowing it to be deployed across a mixed-OS enterprise network…. Read the original: SecureDoc 4.9 disk ...
  3 weeks ago

• Passwords Are Here To Stay. But, Youre Doing It Wrong

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  When it comes to hard drive encryption software like AlertBoot, passwords are like butter on bread: you just have to have it.  And, as most data security professionals will tell you, the more complicated it is, the better the password. Crazy Complex Passwords Dont Necessarily Work Complex Password?  Get ...
  3 weeks ago

• Data Security Increases Needed By New Zealand Civil Service

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  New Zealands privacy commissioner has released her annual report and has highlighted the need for better data security across government departments, possibly including the use of hard disk encryption software.  Among her findings is that 95% of government agencies allowed the use of external, portable storage ...
  3 weeks ago

• Disk Encryption Software: UK Navy Investigates USB Stick Found In Garage

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  As noted yesterday, " full disk encryption works."  That was the conclusion from the US Navys CIO.  It seems this lesson is yet to be learned by their counterparts in the British Navy. The Royal Navy has sent investigators to Belfast because a USB stick with "restricted information on naval maneuvers and ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Reality of Evil Maids

  
  Securology — Authority: 118
  There have been many attacks on whole disk encryption recently: Cold Boot attacks in which keys hang around in memory a lot longer than many thought, demonstrating how information flow may be more important to watch than many acknowledge. Stoned Boot attacks in which a rootkit is loaded into memory as part of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Drive Encryption Software Protects Navy, Teaches Lessons

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  The Navys CIO has uploaded a case that could have been one of the worst breaches theyve ever had.  Thankfully enough, it turned out not to be so dire in the end, with eight individuals possibly being affected.  But, even if the numbers had been higher, data encryption software similar to AlertBoot had been used to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Data Encryption Software: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Loses Laptop Computer

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia announced the theft of a laptop computer.  From the article, its quite apparent that the device was not protected with laptop encryption software like AlertBoot software; however, some form of data security was possibly used. Employee Car Break-In The breach occurred on ...
  3 weeks ago

• Full disk encryption for your computer

  
  JDMaBelleverlasting — Authority: 123
  How safe are you with regards to your computer data? Do you feel secure with all of your files? Do you want to know where you can encrypt your records so that no one can intrude with your personal computer files? These high technology days, there are much software offered in the market but few are reliable. And ...
  3 weeks ago

• Full Disk Encryption: AZ Attorney General Also Investigating Health Net

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  Health Nets loss of a hard drive that was not protected with drive encryption is really beginning to pay dividends.  The wrong kind of dividends.  Arizonas Attorney General has now announced that he will investigate whether Health Net has broken any state laws due to the breach. Second Attorney General ...
  4 weeks ago

• Data Encryption Software Not Used? How Does 5 Years Of Credit Protection Suit You?

  
  AlertBoot Endpoint Security — Authority: 127
  If youll recall, BlueCross BlueShield announced a data breach last month, when an employee lost a laptop with the information of all doctors in their network (apparently, something like 90% of all doctors nationwide).  While BCBS uses drive encryption software to secure data, it was in vain: the employee had ...
  4 weeks ago

• DiskCryptor: Free Open Source Alternative to DriveCrypt

  
  I Love Free Software — Authority: 482
  DiskCryptor is a free and open source alternative to popular disk encryption program DriveCrypt. DiskCryptor is a free encryption program that can encrypt all disk partitions, including system partition. This helps in securing your data from theft and unauthorized access. DiskCryptor has a very good encrypytion ...
  4 weeks ago

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